Block-printing machine for fabrics



H. G. E. AGIER.

BLOCK PRINTING MACHINE FOR FABRICS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT 23, I920.

Patented July 119, 19210,

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H. G. EpAGlE-R.

BLOCK PRINTINGMACHINE FOR FABRICS. APPLlCATION FILED 0cm 23. 1920.

1,884,98 I Patented July 19, 19210 4 SHEETSSHEET V H. G. E. AGIER.

BLOCK PRINTING MACHINE FOR FABRICS. APPLlCATlON FILED OCT, 23, 1920.

1,384,934., Patented July 19, 1921.

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accurate registration 7 and with thls and related olnects in view, the

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HENRI GABRIEL nnouann Asian, or New roan, n. Y.

BLOCK-PRINTING MACHINE non FABRICS.

Application filed October 23, 1920. Serial No.

To all whomz't may concern." Be it known that I; H NRI GABRIEL Enonano Asian, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of Newv York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Block-Printing Machines for Fabrics; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription ofthe invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. .1

The object of the invention is to provide simple and efficient mechanism for accomplishing the systematic and uniform printing of fabric under conditions minimizing the factor of uncertainty. in the applica tion of the printing blocks, to the surface of the fabric and hence the loss incident thereto, the element of. uncertainty in the ordinary practice frequently resulting in the doubling or overlapping of the impressions of the pattern orthe failure. to secure or matching thereof;

invention consists in' a construction and combination of partsofwhich a preferred embodiment is shown in the drawings, whereintion in "full'lines, and indicating in dotted lines an intermediate and. the upper; terminal positionsof the follower or carrier.

Fig. 2 is a side view showing the follower in its depressed position ,With the block carrying head in the color applying or operative position. i

Fig. 8is a vertical sectional view takenin a plane parallel with the frontof the machine. 7

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the indicated by the line H of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is aidetail viewof the follower detached. Y 1

plane Fig. 6 is a detail section on the line (l -6 of Fig. 7 is a detail "iew of the fabric feed mechanismfor periodically advancing the fabric from the stock or supply roll or drum to the receiving or, storage roll or drum. r 1f Fig. S isa detail section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 9 is a detail end view, partly section, of the stock or supply roll support."

Specification of Letters Patent;

Figure l is afront view v. of an apparatus with the parts shown in. the printing pos1- in a liquid form. The

roll or drum 26 and a roll ordrum 27, and intermediately, in addition to traversing the 1 printing table 18,

Patented July 19, 1921..

' The apparatus consists essentially of an upright guide frame 10 in which is mounted lower or carrier, means for applying color to the printing or pattern block, and means for intermittently feeding the fabric through prescribed longitudinal or pattern block.

The oscillatory head is fulcrumed at 14 upon the follower or carrier and is provided (With extension arms 15 connected by a trans verse traveler rod 16 designed to operate in for face to the color distributing means indigenerallyat l9,s'aid positionsof the cated head being indicated respectively in full and dotted lines in :Fig. 1.1. J

In the construction '17 is provided with runs 17? and l7.

illustrated the guide the parallel vertical connected by a curved or arcuate run 17 so that as the follower or carrier is moved upward in the guide frame, the head 12 is first raised with its printing or patternface ina horizontalposition from the surface of the fabric, andis then turned toward the side of the frame and conducted upward with the printing face in a substantially vertical position as indicated in dotted lines in vllig. l, to traverse the color distributing rolls 20 of which a seriesmay be employed as shown in the drawing, arranged with their surfaces in contact as shown in Fig. 3 and receiving color from a belt or apron 21 which traverses the uppermost or feed roll .22 andextends downward into a font 23 containing the coloring material lower end of the belt extends around a direction roll 24 or any equivalent thereof. i The fabric to be printed, which is indicated at 25,

is carried by a stock or supply receiving or storage or roll QT nay traverses a feed "roll 28 and direction rolls 29 of which any desired number may be er n 2 traversing apulley 33 vided with crank 3% connected by pitmen 8 5 withthefollower'or carrier, so that the indicated reoiprocatory movement may i be imparted to the latter to cause the oscillatory movement of, the head to alternately impress the fabric andreceive afresh supply of ,color' from the color distributingineans;

' In order to {secure ithe periodicj "or step-bystepmovement ofst ie fabric through predetermined and uniform v distances intimed relation with j the 'reciprocatory movements of the follower or carrierand hence of the printing head, the storage or receiving .drum be provided with any suitable compensating {take-up serving to maintain a uniform tension upon the fabric and reel the same'asf it is loosened, no specific illustration of suchmeans; being deemed necessary in thisoonnectionas thesame maybe ofla'ny vpre'ferredgorj ,approved form, and the feed roll or drum 28 iSxPIQVldBCl-Wlth feed media th fabric from prism-consisting, for example .and'as illustrated in the drawings;particularly in Figs,

1 and 7;,of a reciprocatory rack bar36 engagedwith a pinion 37iand carrying a pawl 38 engaging a ratchet 39, said rack bar receiving "motion .at intervals through an oscillatory armfO actuatedbya cam 41; The spindledil of'the a train, of gears 43 with the drive'sh'a-ftSO so as to receive a continuous rotary movein-ent, andthe cam-operatesupon the oscil- -latory arm 40 *atinterval s to cause-the movement of the rack to advance the pinion and thus through the ratchet mechanism turn :the'feed'roll a. prescribed distance to draw the stock or supply roll {or drum-and permit it to'betaken upby' the storage or receiving drum, such advance movementof the fabric being effected in the intervals between the periods o'f impression of'the-printingor 'fiatter'n block, c

Having thus described theinvention, what I claim i's? a i r A fabric printing iiiaohirie having vertical guide fram -1a follower 'o'r carrier freciprocably mprinted-in said frame, a tilting head fulcr'umed-for oscillatory movement upon the follower or;cacrimndean-ying a printing blook, color distributing cam maybe connected by pathsf mevement of "means located at one side of the path of movement of the followeror carrier, supply "1.01M. r it... uh", H and receiving drums for the fabric, and

means for maintaining aprescribed area of the fabric in the path of movement of the printin block. c

2. A fabric printing machine having an upright*guiderframe, a follower or carrier reciprocably mounted in said frame, a tilt: ing head fulcrumelniponthe follower or carrier. for supporting. a printing block, means for ti'lting the headas it recedes from itsiprintingrposition to. dispose-the face of the printing "block in substantial parallelism with itslpath of movement, color disti ibut in-g rollslocated. at one side of the path of the carrier or follower, for contact with the fare of the printing carryingancl presenting the fabric inthe path of'movement of the printing block.

3. A fabric printing machine having a "guide frame, a follower or @carrier reciproca'bly mounted in the frame; a tilting head fu-lcrumed upon 'and supported-bi'v the follower or carrienand provided with a printingblock'orface,means for tilting-said head asfthe follower or carrier recedesfrom the printing ipo'sition'to dispose the printing block, and means for bloclrpr face in substantial parallelism with the path or movement of the follower or carrier, a d color disti'ibutingi means arrangedcat 'one'side' of and parallel with the path-of movement of the foll'owe'ror carrier for traverselby s'aid -printing block or face.

p 1 4. A fabric printing machine having: a guide frame, a -.ifollower or carrier recipromounted in: the frame;

a tilting head 7 fulcrumed upon and supported by 'the fol- Jfortraverse 'by said" "printin fblook 0P face,

said "means consisting of a series'jo'f transverse superficially contacting distributing rolls, and means for applying color to one of saidl rolls." V f 5. A fabric printing "machine having a guide frame a follower or carrier recipro- 7 120 supported by the 'fol-i cably mounted in the frame, a "ti'ltinghead fulcrumed upon and 7 lower "or carrier and provided with a print ing blook or face, 'meansfor tiltingsaidhead as the followeror printing position the path "of movement er the follower or carrier, and color "distributing means jar ranged-at one-side of and p arallel with the the fol'lower' or carrier carrier recedes from the I todi's 'ese "the printing block or face 11n substantial parallelism with incense for traverse by said printing block or face, said means consisting of a series of transverse superficially contacting superposed distributing rolls, mutually arranged for contact with the printing face or block, and means for applying color to the uppermost roll of said series.

6. A fabric printing machine having a guide frame, a follower or carrier reciprocably mounted in the frame, a tilting head fulcrumed upon and supported by the follower or carrier and provided with a printing block or face, means for tilting said head as the follower, or carrier recedes from the printing position to dispose the printing block or face in substantial parallelism with the path of movement of the follower or carrier, and color distributing means arranged at one side of and parallel with the path of movement of the follower or carrier for traverse by said printing block or face, said means consisting of a series of transverse superficially contacting super.- posed distributing rolls mutually arranged for contact with the surface of the printing block or face, a color font, and an endless color carrying apron extending through the font and traversing the uppermost roll of said series.

7. A fabric printing machine having a guide frame and a printing table arranged in t'ansverse relation to the guide frame,

supply and receiving rolls or drums for fabric to traverse said table, feed mechanism for imparting a step-by-step forward move ment through prescribed distances to the fabric, a follower or carrier reciprocably mounted in said frame for movement toward and from the plane of the table, a tilting head fulcrumed upon said follower or carrier and provided with a printing block of which the printing face is adapted for contact with the surface of fabric arranged upon said table, means for imparting reciprocatory movement to said follower or carrier, in timed relation with the operation of the fabric feed mechanism, means for tilting said head as the follower or carrier recedes from the table, to dispose the printing face in substantialparallelism with the path of movement of the follower or carrier, and color distributing means disposed at one side of the path of the follower or carrier for traverse by the printing face of the head during the movement of the follower or carrier from and toward the plane of said table.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED J. HEINKE, WM. F. Konsn. 

